Safety Planning

Skill: Introductory

Type: Mental Health Literacy

Duration: 1Hrs

LEARNING HUB OVERVIEW:

• Estimated Course Length: 1 Hour 
• Course Includes: 14 sections with components in each section (components consist of a mixed media approach with an animated overview video, a subject matter expert fireside chat, role plays, and a knowledge game ). 
• Companion Videos: 10 companion videos created for enhanced learning on key course topics in Mental Health Competency 1. Over 120 mental health literacy videos on a host of mental health topics.
• Downloadable PDFs: 4 downloadable PDFs expanding on relevant course topics
• Target Audience: Mental Health and Medical Providers, Healthcare Team, Employers, Caregivers, Coaches, First Responders, Teachers, Attorneys, and other pertinent professionals
• Level of Instruction: Introductory 
• Prerequisite: None
• Instructional Method: Self-paced, interactive, hybrid of audio, text, video, and learning checks 
• Accessibility Accommodations: Closed captioning of all audio and video components
• Cost: $35

COURSE LEARNING TARGETS

Learning Objectives:

What the learner should know upon course completion:

1. Describe at least three key considerations before developing an intimate partner violence safety plan and two factors in writing the safety plan. The description must include how roles differ and safety plan uniqueness. The safety plan factors' description must include aspects of both emotional and physical safety.  
2. Summarize suicide risk assessment including four questions that serve as a screener for identifying suicide risk. The summary must include one key consideration to developing a safety plan for suicide and four steps to include in writing the safety plan.

COURSE OUTLINE 

• Pre Course Assessment 
• Introduction
• What is a Safety Plan?
• Intimate Partner Violence
• Common Myths Often Associated with Intimate Partner Violence
• Key Considerations for Developing a Safety Plan
• Developing a Safety Plan
• Additional Factors of a Safety Plan
• Suicidal Ideation
• Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Suicide
• Common Myths about Suicide
• Assessing for Suicide Risk
• Creating a Safety Plan
• Summary
• Post Course Assessment 

CONTINUING EDUCATION

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This course does not have to be completed in one session. The course length is approximately 1 hour.  

Course Creation Date: 7/31/20 

ESTIMATED COURSE LENGTH: 1 hour 

CE CREDITS: 1 hour continuing education/contact hours for social workers, case managers, health and wellness coaches, nurses, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians

TARGET AUDIENCE: Mental Health and Medical Providers, Healthcare Team, Employers, Caregivers, Coaches, Case Managers, First Responders, Teachers, Attorneys, and other pertinent professionals

LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: Introductory 

PREREQUISITE(S): None

INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Self-paced, interactive, hybrid of audio, text, video, and learning checks 

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: Closed captioning of all audio and video components. To request further accessibility accommodations, please email support@psychhub.com.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: To obtain your CE certificate, you must progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post test quiz. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments. 

FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL SUPPORT STATEMENT: This course has no commercial support.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:  This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.

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PARTICIPATION COSTS:  The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.

COURSE CREATION DATE: 7/31/2020; updated 4/14/2026

1. Describe at least three key considerations before developing an intimate partner violence safety plan and two factors in writing the safety plan. The description must include how roles differ and safety plan uniqueness. The safety plan factors' description must include aspects of both emotional and physical safety.  
2. Summarize suicide risk assessment including four questions that serve as a screener for identifying suicide risk. The summary must include one key consideration to developing a safety plan for suicide and four steps to include in writing the safety plan.

• Pre Course Assessment 
• Introduction
• What is a Safety Plan?
• Intimate Partner Violence
• Common Myths Often Associated with Intimate Partner Violence
• Key Considerations for Developing a Safety Plan
• Developing a Safety Plan
• Additional Factors of a Safety Plan
• Suicidal Ideation
• Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Suicide
• Common Myths about Suicide
• Assessing for Suicide Risk
• Creating a Safety Plan
• Summary
• Post Course Assessment